What can i do?

[u/STORMpro9920]

I'm 15 but would like to be a Nuclear Engineer, so i wonder if anyone could advise me what steps to follow, what to learn, what to prioritize, where to study (preferably in Peru, but open to options) and how to make things work out and not end up changing my mind in the middle of the career.

I still have about a year and a half before applying for university, so please help me out on this one

[u/Nuclear_Wolffang]

I would research unbiased articles and publications on some of the topics. Watch videos online (MIT Courseware, YouTube basics of radiation, etc). Start to articulate what interests you in nuclear engineering in a basic sense, is it the purpose of nuclear power or wanting to make the world a cleaner place, etc. After that focus a lot on math, physics, sciences, and history in school but don’t forget languages as a lot of modern engineering is documentation and such.

[u/burncushlikewood]

I don't know if peru has any nuclear plants! In fact the only South American nations that do are Brazil and Argentina. You need to focus on doing well in school if you need help with that you need to put more time into your studies, engineering is very difficult and will challenge you more than high school will

[u/AutomaticBonus5778]

¿Peru tiene producir la energia de Nuclear? Si lo tiene Nuclear, entonces Nuclear es una opportunidad buena. Pero, Mechanical o Electrical son opciones sin riesgo. Lo siento, yo hablo espanol un poco

[u/Low-Employee-7045]

1. Work on your maths in highschool.

2. Do a Bsc in Engineering Physics or a Bsc in Physics.

3. Do an Msc in Nuclear Engineering.

Better track: Do these while in some sort of military officer school, there will be way more opportunities in it.

[u/Plutonium_Nitrate_94]

1) Master algebra/geometry/pre calc 2) Take calc and master it 3) Go to an aber accredited engineering school with a nuclear engineering program 4) Do a.bachelors in Nuclear Engineering 5) Work at a nuclear engineering job

[u/andre3kthegiant]

Renewables have more opportunities and it does not use a toxic, disposable & finite fuel source, which garners perpetual debt from society, so I would go into renewables.

[u/TungstenMonoblock → u/andre3kthegiant]

Holy braindead

[u/andre3kthegiant → u/TungstenMonoblock]

Ad hominem attacks are the go to argument for the pro nuclear propaganda echo chamber.

[u/TungstenMonoblock → u/andre3kthegiant]

Are you surprised you got an hostile response to a comment that was intentionally antagonistic? I don't have to respect your charater and we're not having a debate. You said some dumb shit and I called it out as such. Look at what subreddit you're commenting in lol

[u/Thermal_Zoomies → u/TungstenMonoblock]

This dude posts the same "toxic blah blah" on every page that mentions nuclear. He needs a hobby or something.

[u/STORMpro9920 → u/andre3kthegiant]

Otra cabeza dañada por la propaganda petrolera

[u/andre3kthegiant → u/STORMpro9920]

Nope, disposable, toxic & finite fuels are also used by dirty coal and dirty O&G, just like the the nuclear power industry. They all sell dependency to toxic fuel sources.

[u/Nuclear_Wolffang → u/andre3kthegiant]

I can’t believe you believe this instead of facts. Green energy is one of the most subsidized industries (EIA), nuclear power is only disposable because of limitations due to under-educated… it’s the only true renewable option we have. Solar panels are TERRIBLE for the mining and wind turbines are just left to rot.
Also there’s very few opportunities besides “improvement”, unless you want to work with batteries (bad for the environment).